Metzinger

English

Proper noun

Metzinger (plural Metzingers)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Metzinger is the 26313rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 928 individuals. Metzinger is most common among White (96.98%) individuals.

German

Etymology

From Metzingen +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛt͡sɪŋɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Met‧zin‧ger

Noun

Metzinger m (strong, genitive Metzingers, plural Metzinger, feminine Metzingerin)

  1. a native or inhabitant of Metzingen

Declension
Declension of Metzinger [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Metzinger die Metzinger
genitive eines des Metzingers der Metzinger
dative einem dem Metzinger den Metzingern
accusative einen den Metzinger die Metzinger

Adjective

Metzinger (indeclinable, no predicative form)

  1. (relational) of Metzingen

Usage notes
  • Words like this are considered indeclinable adjectives, as noted by Duden, DWDS and other modern German references, but are capitalized because they originated as genitive plurals of substantives. See -er for more.

Proper noun

Metzinger m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Metzingers or (with an article) Metzinger, feminine genitive Metzinger, plural Metzingers or Metzinger)

  1. a surname
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